Novo Nordisk Annual Report 2021

Contents Introducing Novo Nordisk Strategic Aspirations Key risks Management Consolidated statements Additional information Novo Nordisk Annual Report 2021 92 Statement by the Board of Directors and Executive Management on the 2021 Annual Report The Board of Directors and the Executive Management have today considered and approved the annual report for Novo Nordisk A/S for the financial year 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021. The consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as endorsed by the EU. The parent financial statements are presented in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act. Further, the annual report is prepared in accordance with Danish disclosure requirements for listed companies. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and the parent financial statements give a true and fair view of the Group's and the Parent's financial position at 31 December 2021 as well as of the results of their operations and cash flows for the financial year 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021. In our opinion, the management review contains a fair review of the development of the Group's and the Parent's business and financial matters, the results for the year and of the Parent's financial position and the financial position as a whole of the entities included in the consolidated financial statements, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that the Group and the Parent face. In our opinion, the Annual Report of Novo Nordisk A/S for the financial year 1 January to 31 December 2021 identified as NOVO-2021-12-31.zip is prepared, in all material respects, in compliance with the ESEF Regulation. Novo Nordisk's Consolidated Environmental, Social and Governance Statements have been prepared in accordance with the reporting principles of materiality, inclusivity, responsiveness and impact of AA1000AP(2018) and environmental, social and governance accounting policies. They give a true and fair account and a balanced and reasonable presentation of the organisation's environmental, social and governance performance in accordance with these principles. We recommend the annual report for adoption at the Annual General Meeting. Bagsværd, 2 February 2022 Registered Executive Management Board of Directors Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen President and CEO Karsten Munk Knudsen CFO Helge Lund Chair Jeppe Christiansen Vice chair Laurence Debroux Monique Carter Martin Holst Lange Andreas Fibig Sylvie Grégoire Mette Bøjer Jensen Marcus Schindler Camilla Sylvest Kasim Kutay Anne Marie Kverneland Martin Mackay Henrik Wulff Henrik Poulsen Thomas Rantzau Stig Strøbæk

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